Posts tagged with: Hubris
Why did Napoleon do it? Hubris, security dilemmas, brinksmanship, and the 1812 Russian campaign. (2011)
"Of all of Napoleon’s blunders, none was more destructive and self-defeating than his decision to invade Russia. So why did Napoleon do it? Of course, Napoleon never imagined such an apocalyptic...
The neurobiological substrates of authority: costs and benefits. (Nov 2011)
"One cost of exerting authority is that its operation may be degraded under conditions of stress ... this may be manifest in part as the 'hubris syndrome', Professor Trevor...
CEO overconfidence and management forecasting. (2011)
"Overconfident CEOs are more likely to issue optimistically biased forecasts because they overestimate their ability to affect their financial results and/or they underestimate the probability of random events Hribar,...
The evolution of overconfidence. (Sept 2011)
"The fact that overconfident populations are evolutionarily stable may help to explain why overconfidence remains prevalent, even if it contributes to hubris, market bubbles, financial collapses, policy failures, disasters and...
Power and over-confident decision-making. (2011)
"In 2009, British Petroleum (BP) executives confidently down-played potential risks associated with their Gulf of Mexico oil rig, assuring regulators that it was virtually impossible for a major accident to...
Hubris Syndrome: An emergent outcome of the complex social process of everyday interaction? (2011)
"It is the contradiction between the complex social dynamics of real-life organizations and the dominant view of what leaders are supposed to do that creates ideal conditions for "hubris syndrome"...
Lord Owen: what is Hubris Syndrome? (2011)
An introduction to the concept of Hubris Syndrome and how it manifests in leaders. “.. I’ve grown increasingly worried about … the way in which decisions are made … by leaders, and...
Dr John Coates: role of hormones in risk-taking. (2011)
Dr John Coates discusses the study of hormone levels in City traders which indicates increased testosterone associated with success leading to tendency to take bigger risks; cyclical process: higher testosterone, bigger...
Neuroscience and leadership: the promise of insights. (2011)
“For the last 100 or so years, we have studied leaders’ personality, intelligence, values, attitudes and even behavior. But seldom has anyone ventured physiologically inside of leaders. Richard Boyatzis, Professor...
Testosterone and high finance do not mix: so bring on the women. (2011)
"Gender inequality has been an issue in the City for years, but now 'neuroeconomics' is proving the point beyond doubt: hormonally-driven young men should not be left alone in charge...